# Alana

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #34,372

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Celtic languages.

## Etymology
Feminine form of Alan (from Alan + -a). In regular use since the 20th century.

## Easily confused with
- **ana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-ana)
- **anna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-anna)
- **alas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alas)
- **alma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alma)
- **alba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alba)
- **alta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alta)
- **alfa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alfa)
- **Alla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alla)
- **Alva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alva)
- **Alon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alon)
- **Alun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alun)
- **along** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-along)
- **alone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alone)
- **arena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-arena)
- **alarm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alarm)
- **alpha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alpha)
- **Allan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-allan)
- **Alexa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-alexa)
- **avant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-avant)
- **Anand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-anand)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aalna`, `alaan`, `alanna`, `allana`, `alnaa`, `laana`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alana